Whina & Paula Whetu Jones film screening and meet the director

Join us in the Village Community Cinema for an evening with film Director, Producer and Writer Paula Whetu Jones (Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou). Paula has directed and produced a range of works over the past 20 years, including a number of social issue documentaries and critically acclaimed feature films, including being one of the writers and directors of the anthology film WARU and co-director and co-writer of WHINA.

WHINA tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country - New Zealand Film Commission.

Our audience will have the opportunity to be involved in our Q & A with Paula after watching WHINA, led by our guest mediator Emma Power,with complimentary refreshments provided by Good Buzz Kombucha. 

Event presented by The Incubator Creative Hub, Film Bay of Plenty and WIFTNZ, with support from the Tauranga Western Bay Community Fund & Goodbuzz Kombucha.